SAINT MICHAEL’S COLLEGE OF LAGUNA

BASIC EDUCATION DIVISION

JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL

Technology and Livelihood Education – Carpentry

Second Quarter: Perform Mensuration and Calculation

LO2 Carry out measurement and calculations.

Learning Packet No. 14. SYSTEMS OF MEASUREMENT

Performance Standards
1. Accurate measurements are obtained according to job requirements.
2. Work pieces are measured according to job requirements
The two (2) systems of measurements are: the English and the Metric System. The
English system originated in England also known as the U.S. customary system of
measurement while the Metric System was developed in France and also known as the
S. I. (International Standard).

I. (UNIT OF MEASURES) - LINEAR MEASUREMENT

ENGLISH METRIC

Yard ( yd ) meter
Inch (in. ) / (“ ) centimeter 1/ 100 meter
Foot ( ft ) / („ ) millimeter 1 /1000 meter
decimeter 1/10 meter

READING OF MEASUREMENTS
A. Reading the inch
The inch is divided into segments called graduations. Each graduation
represents a measurement in form of a proper fraction. The inch can be divided into 16,
8, 4 and 2, equal parts.

B. Reading the centimeter and millimeter

TLE – CARPENTRY 1
IV. CONVERTING UNITS OF MEASURE

GUIDE TABLE IN UNIT CONVERSION

Sample Solutions in Conversion

A. Foot to inches

3 ft = _________ inches

Solution: Multiply 3ft by 12 inches / ft = 36 inches

B. Inch to feet

48 inches = ________ Feet

Solution: Divide 48 inches by 12 inches / feet = 4feet

C. Centimeter to millimeter

22 cm = ________ millimeters

Solution: Multiply 22 cm by 10 mm / cm = 220mm

TLE – CARPENTRY 2